Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 01 Jul 2025 NZST
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.1° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)--
Afternoon (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wed
09
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
SSW
1.1
ENE
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
1
ENE
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.8
ENE
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
S
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.7
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)11111213141413131313131414141414171615141414141499101010991010141014141067771077101010101013131314151414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)523536683805111312441030972862882867897897738713749108198689477680848755858964570772173469762970164661615655255144374965254364183692842222232041941791742272965316881279159815321291949810664
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
5
NNE
5
N
10
SW
5
W
0
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
SSW
15
SW
5
SW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossglasscrosscrosscross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassononglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:59PM
1.77
9:28AM
1.66
9:51PM
1.69
10:22AM
1.62
10:43PM
1.63
11:15AM
1.61
11:33PM
1.60
12:04PM
1.62
12:21AM
1.58
12:51PM
1.65
1:07AM
1.58
1:36PM
1.69
1:52AM
1.60
2:20PM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:17AM
0.30
3:36PM
0.36
4:06AM
0.35
4:26PM
0.42
4:53AM
0.39
5:16PM
0.46
5:39AM
0.41
6:06PM
0.48
6:24AM
0.42
6:54PM
0.49
7:08AM
0.42
7:41PM
0.48
7:53AM
0.40
8:27PM
0.45
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wed
09
Sunrise------8:02-------8:02-------8:00-------8:00-------8:00-------8:00-------8:00-----
Sunset5:00-------5:00-------5:00-------5:01-------5:01-------5:02-------5:02-------5:04---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1088887688777778778888889991010109910999988810121011111211101212109888888888
Feels °C (?)645566367544556666765656678776464444345810788987101088766654443
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